22 years of Photography & Content. The Naina Experience Podcast. Naina's Adelaide Collective. $100 Shop.

Joined July 2006
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Jun 8
Shadow puppy ✨
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Jun 6
Women leaders, unseen challenges, authentic leadership Podcast Episode 174 Manka Mishra, Stockholm, Paris, PR, Marketing, Business Transformation, Ericsson, Amazon and the migrant life #TheNainaExperience Book your spot on the podcast naina.co/100
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Jun 2
Stick man Jamie, posing with some logs at Kuitpo. Asked him to lift some and walk around so I could get some photos 🤩 #KuitpoForest #SouthAustralia #AdelaidePhotographer #Portraiture
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May 29
Life in Adelaide is always interesting ✨ Sign up for the podcast on naina.co/100
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May 26
12 years in software engineering, then a TAFE diploma, now designing homes in Adelaide that actually have color in them. Aishwarya Mishra of Aishmi Design on Episode 175 - career pivots, the beige pandemic, accessibility in design, and why Indians aren't scared of color.
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May 26
On constraints - budget limits, accessibility, awkward layouts: "The more restriction you have, the more creatively you'll think to work around that."
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May 26
Adelaide as a small market: "Everybody knows everybody. You can play that in your favor." Two years in the industry and she's already being recognized.
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May 26
Skills carried from 12 years in software: fast tool adoption, time management, client communication. "Everything I'm doing in interior design - software engineering has a role to play in it."
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May 26
Born in Odisha, grew up in Hyderabad. The career options were doctor, engineer, accountant, or lawyer. She picked software. Worked it for 12 years, made management. Then she was done.
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May 26
"You spend 60 to 70% of your time in your house. You need to feel that happiness when you're inside."
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May 26
"The world is going through a beige pandemic." She's against white walls, gray walls, and marble covered in plastic to keep it looking new.
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May 26
On color: she's Indian, not scared of it. Most client work involves 3D renders just to show people a bold palette won't ruin their home.
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May 26
Her TAFE final project: a home for a client with a degenerative disease - deteriorating eyesight, eventual wheelchair use. She added color, high-contrast surfaces, and made it feel like his home. National award finalist.
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May 26
"I love making spaces feel really good. I want to make a house feel like a home." - why she switched to interior design.
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May 26
Aishwarya Mishra: 12 years in software engineering, then a TAFE diploma, now running Aishmi Design in Adelaide. Episode 175 of The Naina Experience Podcast.
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May 24
Weird things about moving to Australia that no one could have told me about. It's a long list & I'll probably do more parts as they come to me.
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May 24
Vignette from last week at Willunga Farmer's Market ✨
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May 20
The itch to create. Prints coming soon ✨
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